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Skulduggery in Stowmarket Crimewriting Festival
April 29, 2023 @ 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
£15
Join us for a special event with author William Shaw as part of our Skulduggery in Stowmarket crimewriting festival!
William will be talking to us about his latest novel Dead Rich and his career so far. This event will also include Q&A from the audience.
Tickets are £5 each, or £15 for an all day ticket. Book your tickets online →
About William Shaw:
William Shaw was born in Newton Abbot, Devon, grew up in Nigeria and lived for sixteen years in Hackney. He has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and nominated for a Barry Award. A regular at festivals, he organises panel talks and CWA events across the country. He is the author of the Breen & Tozer crime series set in sixties London: A Song from Dead Lips, A House of Knives and A Book of Scars; and the standalone The Birdwatcher.
William is also the creator of the hugely popular Alexandra Cupidi series featuring Salt Lane, Deadland, Grave’s End and The Trawlerman. For over twenty years he has written on popular culture and sub-culture for various publications including the Observer and the New York Times. He lives in Brighton with his family.
About Dead Rich:
Kai, a carefree once-successful musician is invited by his new Russian girlfriend Zina to join her family’s Caribbean holiday. He soon learns that Zina is the daughter of a Russian oligarch, Stepan Pirumov and that the trip is aboard his yacht, the Zinaida, moored in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. The crew consists of Captain Marius Falk, the first mate Erin Wade and a hastily assembled staff, including a chief stewardess Marissa from Miami, a chief engineer from Lagos and a personal trainer from Los Angeles. All know how to behave around the very rich.
On arrival Kai discovers that the head of security has been arrested, armed guards are below deck, there’s an onboard panic room and a strong sense of all not being quite right beneath the gleaming surfaces of the Pirumov’s lives. An unnerving presence punctures the atmosphere: a murderous imposter is on board the Zinaida, but who is it?
Borrow a copy of Dead Rich on our catalogue.